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Volume 91, Issue 17

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USG invites key officials to discuss TARTA

By Danae King Assistant Pulse Editor

Underg raduate St udent Government is taking a possible step toward “getting on the bus” by inviting the three major players in the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority discussion to talk to the student body.

TARTA is a business that runs bus routes throughout the Toledo

area.

The student-led group, which is titled “BGSU students for TARTA service” and operates primarily from a Facebook page, states that their goal is to “provide BGSU students more options to travel for pleasure, work and freedom in the LUCAS and WOOD County areas.”

The student group asked USG for an endorsement, which prompted USG President Emily Ancinec to

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“The bottom line is, we were invited to attend and if we can be of assistance, we will.”

invite all the parties to speak at Monday’s USG meeting.

The meeting will feature 15 minutes each for TARTA, University administrators and the studentled TARTA group to address the assembled about TARTA and the possibility of it coming to the University.

“The bottom line is, we were invited to attend and if we can be of assistance, we will,” Steve

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Atkinson, director of marketing at TARTA, said. “We’re there to make ourselves available to answer any

questions, this is purely reactive to the general interest of all parties involved.”

Atkinson said TARTA general manager James Gee will be attending the meeting along with introducing himself and answering questions.

“We’re going to the meeting to

See TARTA | Page 8

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New Shuttles designed by students

By Brian Bohnert Reporter

Senior Andrew Sweress is used to having his work displayed on T-shirts and posters. But now his designs can be seen driving around campus.

As a graphic design student, Sweress was chosen as part of a creative effort to rebuild the fleet of University shuttles.

During the summer, campus officials

See FORM | Page 2

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University works to create GPS app

By Jonathan Keilholz Reporter

Faculty, staff and students are working on an Internet application that will track University bus routes.

Students will be able to track buses

via the Internet “later this fall,” said Alex Solis, a member of Undergraduate Student Government who helped plan the application design.

See FUNCTION | Page 2

TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

Graduate student enrollment drops after funding, program cuts

FLIPPIN’ FUN

By Alissa Widman Managing Editor

TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

LUCAS FORREN. freshman, takes full advantage of the weather and does a varial flip outside the Education Building Sunday night.

CITY Circus is open to one and all The Woodland Mall hosted an event last week with attractions ranging from clowns to tigers. The “Jungle Safari” began Wednesday free to the public | Page 3

“It’s nothing unexpected, just a process that takes place when you make changes. We’re working now to get us back to normal and stabilize enrollment again.”

The University’s graduate student population saw its largest decline in recent history this year.

The number of graduate students dropped 13.1 percent, or 380 students, between 2010 and 2011 — more than three times larger than any decrease in the past five years.

“It’s nothing unexpected, just a process that takes place when you make changes,” said Alberto Colom, vice president for enrollment management. “We’re working now to get us back to normal and stabilize enrollment again.”

This year’s graduate students total 2,519 students. Last year, 2,899 graduate students enrolled at the University.

The University’s 2011 enrollment figures were officially released at a media briefing earlier this month.

Officials reported a 1.1 percent decrease overall in students — but graduate students saw the largest drop of any category.

Michael Ogawa, interim dean

FORUM Senate Bill 5 raises concern

Nov. 8 marks the voting date for Senate Bill 5, which decides the fate of unions in Ohio.

Guest columnist Daniel Gordon writes about S.B. 5 and his run for city council | Page 4

Alberto Colom | Vice President for enrollment management of the graduate college, attributed the decline to the reduction in assistantships awarded this year, as well as the recommended elimination of several graduate programs at the University.

“We decentralized the admissions process, and there were some other significant changes last year and issues that we’re addressing,” Ogawa said. “We’re putting more decision-making at the college level, which is the appropriate place to be, but it’s a new responsibility that we need to get used to.”

David Sleasman, Graduate Student Senate president, said the enrollment drop was disappointing but not surprising.

Many changes have prevented the University from recruiting and retaining graduate students, Sleasman said —0 most

SPORTS Falcons win conference opener

The BG football team won its conference opener Saturday against Miami, 37-23. Anthon Samuel broke a 96-yard run for BG to seal the game in the fourth quarter | Page 6

significantly the recommendation to eliminate several of the University’s graduate programs, which has since been suspended for review.

“Many decisions have been made regarding graduate education, but I’ve yet to see much data that explains it,” Sleasman said. “It’s not incrimination on the current administration at all, but these are questions we should be asking and discussing.”

To help students, faculty and administrators adjust to the changes, a strategic planning group will begin meeting with Ogawa this week and throughout the semester to identify goals, Ogawa said.

See ENROLL | Page 8

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What’s your biggest pet peeve on campus?

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Police reported a Union Bank customer as a victim of fraud within the 1300 block of N. Main St. An investigation is pending.

SAT., SEPT. 24 12:24 A.M.

Complainant reported a Jimmy John’s delivery vehicle was stolen while he made a delivery near Fifth and High streets. The vehicle was later located within the 700 block of Scott Hamilton Ave. with nothing missing except for the keys.

1:18 A.M.

Jeffrey M. Stevenson Jr., 21, of Bowling Green, was arrested for disorderly conduct/intoxicated/unable to care for self and criminal trespass within the 200 block of S. Summit St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

1:29 A.M.

Derris L. Cameron, 23, and Jimmie Hicks, 22, both of Bowling Green, were cited for nuisance party within the 1300 block of E. Wooster St. 2:35 A.M.

Marissa A. Gracia, 20, of Stryker, Ohio; and Shayla Renee Rockhold, 18, of West Bellefontaine, Ohio, were both cited for underage under the influence of alcohol within the 300 block of E. Wooster St. 2:36 A.M.

Complainant reported a broken driver-side window on a vehicle in City Lot 1.

The damage was valued at $100.

3:31 A.M.

Walter B. White, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for possession of marijuana within the 700 block of E. Napoleon Road.

11:19 A.M.

Complainant reported a

CORRECTION An article in this weekend’s The BG News incorrectly paraphrased a quote from Andrew Schocket, communications director for the Faculty Association.

The article should have read, “The administration should voluntarily recognize the faculty union regardless of the vote,” not, “the FA should voluntarily recognize the faculty union regardless of the vote.”

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joined with Parking Services and the School of Art to design the three new buses seen rolling around campus this semester.

Each of the new shuttles has its own theme designed to represent an important aspect of the college experience: sports, academics and campus-life, Sweress said.

“The campus life bus was based off of a tattoo that I saw one day,” Sweress said. “I thought that I could incorporate the ripping effect into a bus design. I wanted it to seem like the people were breaking away from home and moving onto college life.

“The Falcon Frenzy bus has been my baby since day one. My whole inspiration for this bus was to show the ferocious and domineering aspect of BG sports that they are beginning to display. I wanted to design a bus that

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cell phone charger, an iPod charger, paycheck stubs and a tire pressure gauge stolen from a vehicle within the 100 block of E. Court St. 6:55 P.M.

Complainant reported a Hewlett Packard minilaptop valued at $400 and $300 in cash stolen within the 500 block of S. Main St. sometime after 1 a.m.

9:25 P.M.

Complainant reported a 32-inch Dynex flat screen television, a white Xbox 360 with wireless controller and a Compaq laptop stolen within the 1000 block of Fairview Ave sometime after 1 p.m. the previous day. They were valued at $450, $440 and $600, respectively.

11:28 P.M.

Shayla Renee Rockhold, 18, of West Bellefontaine, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Prospect St.

when people pull up next to it, they are inspired to go to BGSU.” Sweress said the project took roughly nine months and began with him and fellow art student Kara Smarsh researching and developing three concepts for the transportation committee to review.

“Kara and I presented our ideas to the transportation committee, and they chose two of my designs (Sports and Campus-Life) and one of Kara’s designs (Academics),” Sweress said. “Then Kara left to pursue an internship in Columbus shortly after the transportation committee decided on the designs, which left me to finish all three buses.”

Because the shuttles would be on display for the entire community of Bowling Green to see, he said he wanted to put in as much effort as possible to ensure his finished products were the best he could do.

11:46 P.M.

Mercedes A. Bowe, 20, of Sandusky, was cited for open container and underage under the influence of alcohol within the 300 block of N. Main St.

Perrysburg, was arrested for disorderly conduct/fighting and criminal trespass within the 200 block of N. Main St. He was transported to the Wood County Justice Center.

12:28 A.M.

Randall B. Schieber, 25, of Hudson, Ohio, was cited for open container of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Main St. 12:53 A.M.

Kyle F. Williams, 19, of Bowling Green, was cited for open container and underage under the influence of alcohol within the 500 block of Clough St. 1 A.M.

Darian L. Age, 22, of Sandusky, was cited for assault near North Prospect and East Court streets.

1:05 A.M.

2:52 A.M.

Donald A. Caballero, 32, of Bowling Green, was cited for open container of alcohol and littering in City Lot 2.

Darryl D. Pearson, 20, of Sandusky, was arrested for assault and prohibited acts within the 100 block of E. Court St. He was also found to be in possession of someone else’s ID and was transported to the Wood County Justice Center.

2:35 A.M.

5 A.M.

Edwin N. Nduko, 27, of Findlay, was cited for driving under suspension/operating a vehicle impaired and failure to maintain reasonable control after a crash within the 100 block of Ridge St. No one was injured.

Complainant reported being assaulted by three to four black males within the 100 block of S. College Drive. He was transported to the emergency room.

1:26 A.M.

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of Bowling Green, was cited for nuisance party within the 600 block of E. Wooster St.

2:38 A.M.

Brynn E. Andrus, 20, of Findlay, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination within the 200 block of N. Main St.

Matthew M. Toepfer, 26, of

2:45 A.M.

“I looked everywhere for inspiration for this project,” Sweress said. “I looked at a lot of pictures of falcons to get my sports design to look as realistic as possible.”

Brad Leigh, executive director of business operations, said the need for new shuttles on campus has been present for many years and when the opportunity presented itself, it was the perfect time to showcase the work of the University’s art students.

“When we knew we were going to be placing an order for new shuttles, we approached it as an opportunity to help market the University and to use the vision and talents of our students to do so,” Leigh said.

Leigh said the University has been in dire need of new buses for many years and this current initiative is only the beginning for the University’s transportation system.

“More than 50 percent of

the shuttle fleet was greater than 10-years-old,” Leigh said. “The three new shuttles you are seeing rolling around campus today are representative of the first step in replacing the vehicles that are nearing end of useful life.”

Aaron Kane, shuttle and parking services manager said there has already been a meeting about the acquisition of two more buses in an effort to replace some of the shuttles he remembers riding on.

“We’re trying to replenish our fleet,” Kane said. “Some of these shuttles have been here since I was a student, so we are in dire need of replacing the shuttles and helping to rebrand the shuttle system as it stands now.”

Leigh said the deal for the new buses is still in its early stages but he hopes the School of Art will continue to be involved with the future designs.

“We know we have an

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immediate need to replace two more shuttles, and we are in the beginning stages of identifying the equipment that will replace them,” Leigh said. “Once we have this information, we are hopeful the School of Art will be willing to work with us again and make this a project for students in their program.”

Sweress said he would love to have another opportunity at designing the University’s shuttles. For now, he said he is simply appreciative of the experience and proud of the positive reactions from his peers.

“I have heard nothing but positive feedback from all my friends and classmates,” Sweress said. “The bus that everyone seems to be everyone’s unanimous favorite is the Falcon Frenzy bus. I have heard everything from ‘How did you even think of that?’ to ‘I feel like that falcon’s watching me.’ Those are just a few of my favorites that I’ve heard so far.”

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“The bus app will be a great resource,” Solis said.

“It will offer a live, constant feed to students waiting for the shuttles.”

Aaron Kane, director of shuttle services, said he couldn’t wait for the program.

“Students won’t have to wait outside anymore,” Kane said. “I’m so excited about that, especially for the winter months when it’s freezing outside.”

Kane said the application was designed as a class project.

Because of student involvement, the University can offer the application for free.

The University is providing the free app on multiple devices including Blackberrys iPhone and anything with an Internet connection, Kane said. Once connected, students will be able to track the seven shuttles. Two of the shuttles run on the main campus. The other five travel through the city.

“There will be an interactive map of the University and surrounding area,” Kane said.

“It will have all of the routes and the shuttles updating every second.”

The official release date for the app will be announced later this fall. The department is putting the product through testing, Kane said.

“Right now, we are putting it through stress tests,” Kane said. “That means we test it to make sure it can withstand lots of people using it at the same time.”

Emily Ancinec, USG president, based much of her platform last year on this application. She said she is thrilled the project is coming along.

“This application was a big part of our campaign plan for last year’s election,” Ancinec said. “It’s going to be so good to have. It’s nice that our school has finally made it to the 21st century.”

The application was designed completely at the University, Solis said.

“Faculty, staff and students

came together to make this happen,” Solis said. “I think that’s pretty cool.”

Kane said alumni were a big part of making the program.

“University alumni actually lead the production of the application,” Kane said.

Some students said when the application is released, they will start riding the bus.

“I think it’s a great idea because you never know how long you have to wait,” said Sarah Saddler, sophomore.

“Right now, I walk everywhere I go because I don’t like to wait.

This will make the student body happier.”

Shuttle services is also looking into buying another bus, Kane said.

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A ‘Small’ circus At the Woodland Mall ‘Jungle Safari’ brought circus attractions, animals TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

LEFT: Peyton Nickles, 4 years old, smiles as Daryl “Kooky Clown” Pariseau creates balloon art Sunday afternoon.

ABOVE: Madison and Riley Daniels feed a billy goat. “Jungle Safari” was in the parking lot of the Woodland Mall, also known as the Small, Wednesday to Sunday.

RIGHT: Three-year-old Isaiah Ferguson smiles as he takes a ride on a camel led by a handler.

BOTTOM LEFT: A tiger stalks a llama in another cage as attendees watch

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“The campus life bus was based off of a tattoo that I saw one day. I thought that I could incorporate the ripping effect into a bus design.”

—Senior Andrew Sweress on the new shuttle bus designs [see story, pg. 1].

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Slow Wallkers.”

CHAD MCNEAR, Freshman, Computer Science

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What is your biggest pet peeve on campus?

“When people shoulder-check you..”

“People who stop in front of me and talk.”

ANTHONY ARENA, Sophomore, Accounting

OLIVIA BUZZACCO, Freshman, Broadcast Journalism

“When buses don’t stop for you.”

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D’ANDRE RHONE, Freshman, Pre-Vet Biology

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Listen to the concerns of the people to improve society In last week’s Monday/Tuesday BG News, Phil Schurrer has a particularly condescending message for student groups that represent traditionally underrepresented students.

In his satire, he rather carelessly suggests that these organizations and their members use words like “marginalized”, “oppressed” and “outraged” only hyperbolically, seeming to dismiss without qualifica-

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FALCON SCREECH To the pretentious girl in the club, why do you get so offended when a guy tries to dance with you? You get all dolled-up to go dancing, but when you get there, you stand in the corner by yourself. Here’s an idea: don’t go dancing if you don’t want to dance!

—THE BOOGIE MAN I know I shouldn’t be eavesdropping, but it’s hard not to when you’re yelling to the world about how drunk you got this weekend. Just so you know, you’re not the only one who gets trashed and does stupid things. Your blackout drunk story is nothing special. If you take LSD you’ll have something to talk about.

—SHUT YO MOUF I get it — our mascot is the Falcon. Falcons Pointe, Falcon Fest, Falcon Family Weekend.. The list goes on. But is it really necessary to interject our school mascot into our email accounts now, too? The idea of changing our school email addresses to @ falcon.bgsu.edu is absurd. Now I’ll have to spend a whole day linking websites to my new un-falcon-believeable email address.

Thanks.

—ENOUGH FALCONS ALREADY To the guys at the Rec (I mean the guys in the free-weight section of the lifting room), why do you have to look at me in such judgement? I’m just the fat guy trying to lose weight. You look at me like I offended your mother by walking through “your” section. When I walk through, just keep staring at yourselves in the mirrors in front of you instead of looking at poor ‘ole me.

—MINI MUSCLES Hey girl, don’t flip me off just because I got to the parking space before you. These lots are every man (or woman) for themselves. I won this round of the parking scavenger hunt. Better luck next time, Ms. Angry Pants.

—COMMUTER QUEEN To the happy couple in the elevator, I’m in here, too. I know the elevator is going down, but that doesn’t mean you should be as well. Holding hands is cool, but when I can literally hear the spit being exchanged between your mouths, it’s time for me to get out of the elevator. I don’t even care if this isn’t my floor.

—PUBLIC DISPLAY OF ANNOYANCE

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you have privilege, not to recognize it, not to see discrimination, marginalization or oppression, and wonder why women, students of color, LGBT students or international students might legitimately be outraged.

For a crash course on white privilege, Google Peggy McIntosh’s essay, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”.

I agree with Schurrer that everyone, “SWAMs” and non“SWAMs” alike, should be

working to promote the common good, but I’d like to suggest that promoting the common good means listening to and taking seriously the concerns of people not like ourselves and not allowing some people to remain only “lessthan” in society (especially when this status is based on something arbitrary). We cannot end oppression by ignoring it, and certainly not by denying it exists.

Miriam Hitchcock miriamh@bgsu.edu

Senate Bill 5 will not fix state budget DANIEL GORDON GUEST COLUMNIST

As a First Ward candidate for City Council, my job will be to represent, protect, uphold and promote the interests of the Bowling Green community, city and campus.

Issues directly affecting residents are especially important to me. Thus, the recent The BG News and Toledo Blade allegations about BGSU involvement in creating Senate Bill 5 are disturbing.

S.B. 5 directly assaults

Ohio’s middle class, the backbone of our great state. Consensus among Independents, Democrats and Republicans is that S.B. 5 will not fix the state budget. It scapegoats public workers instead of targeting the real perpetrators of our financial mess.

Abolishing collective bargaining rights leaves public workers unprotected regarding the terms of their employment.

Police, firefighters, teachers and other hardworking Ohioans do not deserve disenfranchisement. These good, productive citizens keep us safe, clean our

streets, perform essential public services, educate our children and much more.

As hardworking friends, neighbors and relatives, they deserve better.

The Toledo Blade reported that the BGSU administration crafted the exact language used by our state legislators in critical parts of S.B. 5.

Records suggest that this was retaliation for the recent formation of a BGSU faculty union.

Thus, the greatest threat in decades to the livelihood of public education and public workers came from our University administration.

“S.B. 5 directly assaults Ohio’s middle class ...”

After futilely opposing the formation of a faculty union, the administration apparently decided that as it could not specifically kill a union in house, it could still accomplish this goal by secretly helping to kill unions statewide.

Instead of a focus on educating the next generation of leaders, scientists, artists and teachers, BGSU took

See GORDON | Page 5

Students should Flaws exist in the be more polite ‘Buffett Rule’ TARA KE KELLER COLUMN COLUMNIST

Today, I was assaulted.

I can expertly describe my assailant as being solid, tall and made of glass. I did nothing to provoke this attack, nor will I bother to seek retribution. Certainly running into a door is no reason to become a vigilante.

Perhaps I should blame the young man walking ahead of me on the way into Olscamp. He was a mere arm’s length away, and I felt sure that he would hold the door open for the girl behind him talking on her cell phone while simultaneously trying to prepare for a

literature test.

Wrong.

The door was slammed in my face, my face made contact and mister chivalrous didn’t even spare a backwards glance.

When was it that manners and simple common courtesy died? Judging from the elderly couple I occasionally see opening the car door for each other and making sure the other manages the steps okay, it wasn’t that long ago.

I can’t remember the last time I heard a single person in front of me in line at the Union thank the cashiers.

Usually, they just murmur they do not want their receipt, and leave to scout out an available seat.

See KELLER | Page 5

PHI PHIL SCHURRER SCHUR FACULTY FACUL COLUMN COLUMNIST

President Obama is proposing a series of selective tax increases to pay for new spending.

The President is apparently allied with Warren Buffett, who has been preaching his concept of tax “fairness” for some time.

Buffett has repeatedly noted that his effective tax rate is only 17%, compared to his secretary’s rate of over 30%.

We need to tread very carefully in this area. Two major problems exist: the tyranny of words, and the different rates at which

different types of income are taxed.

“A word,” as Justice Holmes once pointed out, “is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging,” and the words used in the tax code, or associated with tax policy in general, are sometimes as clear as mud.

For instance, the percentage that Buffett uses in his example relates to his average taxation rate. If he earned $10 million in a year, his tax would come to $1.7 million.

But, there’s more to this discussion than a mere average. First, the $10 million “earned” was presumably before deductions.

“Earnings” are not the same

See PHIL| Page 5

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tion that gay, non-white, foreign and/or female students experience anything beyond irritation at how they are treated as part of these groups or that marginalization or even oppression are realities at this university.

It is easy, if you believe that racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of oppression are all but nonexistent, to claim that we ought not get hung up on these identities, maybe never mentioning them again. It is easy, when

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British police: 6 charged in terror plot Monday

Saudi women get right to vote, but can’t drive yet

Report: Many Mexican police still paid low wages

Moroccan protests call for boycott of election

Knox waits anxiously as verdict nears

Spain’s Catalonia bids farewell to bullfighting

LONDON (AP) — Six men have been charged with involvement in a terror-bomb plot, police announced on Sunday.

The arrests last Monday of the six Birmingham-area men were part of a “major operation” by the West Midlands counterterrorism unit, the West Midlands police department said.

Police said Tuesday they had been given until midnight Sunday to charge the men, release them or apply for a further extension.

Four were charged with preparing for an act of terrorism, and two more with failing to disclose information, the police said. One of those two was also charged with terrorist fundraising.

All six, who are aged between 25 and 32, will appear at West London Magistrates Court on Monday.

Four men — Irfan Nasser, 30, Irfan Khalid, 26, Ashik Ali, 26, and Rahin Ahmed, 25 — were charged with plotting terrorist acts, police said.

They were involved in planning between Dec. 25, 2010 and Sept.

19 of this year to prepare or help others prepare to commit acts of terrorism, the department said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, considered a reformer by standards of his own ultraconservative kingdom, decreed on Sunday that women will for the first time have the right to vote and run in local elections due in 2015.

It is a “Saudi Spring” of sorts. For the nation’s women, it is a leap forward, though they remain unable to serve as Cabinet ministers, drive or travel abroad without permission from a male guardian.

Saudi women bear the brunt of their nation’s conservative values, often finding themselves the target of unwanted attention of the kingdom’s intrusive religious police, who enforce a rigid interpretation of Islamic Shariah law on the streets and public places.

In itself, Sunday’s decision to give the women the right to vote and run in municipal elections may not be enough to satisfy the growing ambition of the kingdom’s women who, after years of lavish state spending on education and vocational training, significantly improved their standing but could not secure the same place in society as that of their male compatriots.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government report released Sunday shows many Mexican police officers still earn $350 per month or less, despite reform efforts aimed at increasing wages and decreasing corruption among the country’s police.

A report by the government’s National Public Safety System states the average wage for state police in Mexico is 9,250 pesos, which is equal to about $670 per month or about $8,000 annually.

But in the drug violencewracked northern border state of Tamaulipas, state officers receive on average about 3,618 pesos, or $262 per month. Officers in the far-less-violent central state of Aguascalientes receive five times more than that.

Some of the best-paid state and local police are in the northwestern border state of Baja California, while some of the lowest-paid police are in the southern part of the country.

The report urged lagging states and municipalities to raise police wages. Low salaries have been cited as one cause of police corruption.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated against the government in the kingdom’s largest city, threatening to boycott the upcoming elections.

The weekly demonstration by the pro-democracy February 20 movement on Sunday attracted around 10,000 people in, making it the largest demonstration in months.

The march took place in the sprawling lower income neighborhood of Sbata, where in May prodemocracy demonstrators were attacked and beaten by police.

“Once we were beaten here, now we have returned,” chanted the exultant marchers, who were calling for greater freedoms and an end to government corruption.

Like much of the Middle East, Morocco was swept with protests calling for reform early in the year. The king promised a constitutional reform and by late summer demonstrations evaporated.

A new reformist constitution was passed in July and elections will be held in two months, but the February 20 movement has denounced both and restarted its demonstrations.

PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox can’t sleep or eat properly as she awaits to know if an appeals court in Italy will uphold or overturn her murder conviction, a friend of the jailed American student said Sunday.

A verdict is expected in early October, capping an appeals trial that began almost a year ago.

Knox was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering Meredith Kercher, her British roommate in Perugia, and sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Knox’s boyfriend at the time of the 2007 murder, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, was convicted of the same charges and sentenced to 25 years.

They deny wrongdoing and have appealed their convictions, issued by a lower court in 2009.

Madison Paxton, a friend of Knox from the University of Washington, said Knox has no energy and tires very easily.

“In these days coming towards the end, finding very peaceful moments is hard for her,” Paxton said.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Matadors drove the killing sword into bulls for the last time Sunday in Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia in an emotive farewell fight before a polemical regional ban on the country’s emblematic tradition takes effect.

Three of Spain’s top bullfighters, including No. 1 Jose Tomas, starred in the sold-out show at Barcelona’s 20,000-seat Monumental ring. Catalan bullfighter Serafin Marin closed the fight killing the last of six bulls to great applause.

Many fans then invaded the ring to grab handfuls of sand to keep as souvenirs.

The fight was also preceded by moments of tension as proand anti-bullfighting activists exchanged insults.

Catalonia’s Parliament banned bullfighting in July 2010 following a signature-collection campaign by animal rights activists. The ban does not take effect until Jan. 1, but Sunday’s fight was the last scheduled this season.

Critics say the prohibition is less about animal welfare and more a snub to Spain by independence-minded Catalans.

pays in terms of the percentage of taxable income.

To add to the confusion, the media often misstates the facts or gives the wrong impression. Last week a major network posted a graphic stating that Mr. Buffett has a net worth of $50 billion and paid only 17% in taxes. This is a classic case of apples and oranges: our tax system is based on income, not net worth. They may as well have mentioned the type of car he drives. His net worth is simply not relevant to the computa-

tion of income taxes.

Words and concepts, when not understood completely, tend to create more—not less—confusion.

But wait (as the TV infomercials would say), there’s more.

The tax code doesn’t treat all sources of income in the same way. Wages and salaries are taxed using the marginal rates mentioned above.

But certain dividends and capital gains are taxed at lower rates. For taxpayers in the four highest marginal brackets, the tax rate on these

types of income is 15%. For those in the two lowest brackets, no tax is due at all.

It’s probably fair to say that nearly all of Mr. Buffett’s income is derived from capital gains and dividends that are taxed at 15%, which is less than the tax bracket applied to his actual salary of $100,000.

One reason why dividends and capital gains are so lightly taxed is due to the fact that these types of income are associated with investing, and investors tend to be job creators. Since investing is

deemed socially desirable, favorable tax treatment is given to it.

With all the talk about taxing the wealthy, one fact seems to have been forgotten: half the taxpayers in this country pay no income tax at all. Some receive refunds even if no tax is owed. So, we are asking fewer and fewer people to pay more and more. Meanwhile, half have no “skin in the game,” income-tax-wise.

Last point: I don’t allow my tax students to use the word

“fair” in my class, because the tax law has nothing to do with “fairness”. Taxation is fundamentally an income redistribution mechanism.

Money is taken from some; some of the money is given to others; and the balance is kept by the government.

The best we can hope for is a “just” tax code, which means that those in similar circumstances are treated similarly.

gather myself that this perfect stranger would inquire about my day and genuinely be interested in my answer.

So, later on that day in a considerably better mood, I smiled, held the door open and made sure I thanked the cashiers in a clearly audible tone.

In this day and age, people live by the credo “Every man for himself.” That’s fine if you’re competing in some tacky reality show, but the real world should be different. I prefer to abide by the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would want to be treated.

I want the person in front of me to hold the door open, just to be nice. I want to be thanked for a good deed I

complete, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant it was.

I want someone to pick up my pencil, so I don’t embarrass myself in front of a lecture hall. I want everybody to be treated politely and with respect, so it has to start with me.

Today, I was assaulted.

Tomorrow, I will take matters into my own hands and make sure that door/assassin doesn’t harm anyone ever again.

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who crafted the extremist and contemptuous language of S.B. 5.

My hope is that the new BGSU leadership will distance itself from the cynical, hypocritical, non-collegial and undemocratic behavior of the previous administration.

Meanwhile we students, faculty, alumni, residents of Bowling Green and dissenting administrators must defeat S.B. 5/Issue 2.

Our votes on Nov. 8 will reflect positive values that BGSU should once again instill compassion, collegiality and fairness.

PHIL From Page 4 as “taxable income,” which is the number that serves as the base for the tax computation.

Additionally, we have to understand the concept of “marginal rates,” i.e., the tax rate on the last dollar of taxable income. In the U.S., there are six tax rates or brackets, ranging from 10% to 35%.

Because ours is a progressive tax system, theoretically the more one earns, the more one

KELLER From Page 4 Just the other day in my class, a boy at the back of the room dropped his pencil and not one person sitting near him bent down to retrieve it. While the professor was knee deep in a lecture, the poor guy had to blushingly maneuver his way down the stairs and pick it up himself.

The kind of wonderful thing about manners is that they are so simple to enforce, but make a huge impact on those you interact with.

I was walking back from class and this girl passing me smiled and asked me how my day was. I had to take a moment or two to

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an active and underhanded lead in politicizing higher education and attempting to destroy the welfare of public sphere workers and educators.

The BGSU administration had already been caught wrongly using student tuition funds to finance antiunion propaganda.

As members of Undergraduate Student Government, I and Jordan Rupert successfully drafted and passed a resolution condemning that practice.

More unconscionable now, students must pay the salary of the person

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Falcons win conference opener against Miami Samuel’s third 100-yard game, six sacks help lead Falcons to 37-23 win over RedHawks

By Ryan Satkowiak Sports Editor

The Falcons showed their resiliency Saturday afternoon in a big way.

One week after a crushing loss to Wyoming, the Falcons took down defending Mid-American Conference Champion Miami, 37-23, in Oxford.

“I’m really proud of our football team,” head coach Dave Clawson said. “When your team has those tough losses, you hope they have the resiliency to bounce back … we knew this was a good challenge.”

The Falcons received a schoolrecord 96-yard touchdown run from Anthon Samuel early in the fourth quarter to ultimately put the game out of reach. That drive started at BG’s two-yard line after Ray Hutson recovered a fumble by Eugene Cooper on the kickoff following a Miami touchdown.

“Just being alert, the ball was out … that’s a big game changing play if they get the ball there,” Hutson said.

A week after turnovers and kicking game blunders cost the Falcons a potential win, things appeared that they were repeating themselves early in this game.

After the Falcons’ first touchdown of the game — a two-yard run by

Jordan Hopgood — Kyle Burkhardt failed to convert the extra point.

Stephen Stein attempted every kick for BG the rest of the game.

Then, early in the second quarter, Miami’s Wes Williams intercepted Matt Schilz deep in BG territory and returned it six yards for a score.

“In some ways, it looked like last week to start, you turn the ball over inside the five [yard line] and then you miss an extra point,” Clawson said. “At that point, we decided to switch the kickers, and credit to Stein; he made every extra point and hit a big field goal.”

In addition to executing fundamentals on special teams better, BG was able to use them to its advantage.

With the Falcons trailing by one late in the first half, Hutson blocked a Miami punt, which BG recovered at the one-yard line. That set up a Schilz touchdown pass to Kendall Montgomery to give the Falcons a lead heading into halftime.

The RedHawks nearly took away that momentum to start the second half. They returned the kickoff to BG’s 22-yard line and marched the ball down to the one. However, ALEX KREMPASKY | THE BG NEWS

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ANTHON SAMUEL, BG running back, finishes off his 96-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter against Miami Saturday afternoon.

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PAIGE PENROD, left side hitter, spikes the ball in a game played earlier this season against SIU-Edwardsville. She had only five kills this weekend.

BG volleyball loses first game of season against Ohio, rebounds to beat Kent State

By Nick Marlow Reporter

After 12 matches to start the season, the streak is over.

A damper was put on BG’s historic season Friday night in a three-set loss to Ohio University, snapping a 12-game win streak.

Entering the match touting a 12-0 record and the best start in program history, the Falcons were handled by the Bobcats 25-17, 25-19, 28-26 in their first Mid-American Conference bout of the season.

“We got to Ohio really late due to two traffic accidents we were behind,” said Coach Van De Walle.

“Our whole routine was off. We ate late and on the bus instead of a pregame meal, and then we missed our serve and pass time. Not an excuse just a fact. We just never got going.”

The Falcons — who are hitting .275 this year — were held to season-low .098 hitting during the match, committing 27 errors to the Bobcats 15.

Right side hitter Paige Penrod, a preseason All-MAC pick, had 10 hitting errors on only five kills and hit at a season-low .179 clip.

“Our passing was great but our setters couldn’t get our hitters in rhythm and we just fell flat,” Van De Walle said. “We didn’t score from

the left side like we needed to. We didn’t get the one on ones for our hitters like we needed to against this team.”

OU’s defensive front kept the Falcons flustered throughout, outblocking the Falcons 16 to 8.

“Ohio is the best blocking team we faced so far,” Van De Walle said.

“We got blocked early on in the first set and we never recovered. Both of their middles are at least 6-foot-2, and they put up a huge block.”

BG did not lead at any point in the first two sets, but was able to jump

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ALYSSA ZUCCARO, forward, fights off a Valparaiso defender. She scored two goals this weekend.

Zuccaro’s two-goal game helps Falcons earn weekend split

By Alex Krempasky Reporter

The Falcons’ came back to Bowling Green on Sunday night with a 4-7 record after winning a crucial match at the University of Buffalo on Friday and an overtime loss at Kent State on Sunday.

The Buffalo Bulls, who were 7-1 coming into the match, fell to the Falcons 2-1. BG came out with the win in their Mid-American Conference opener thanks to captain Alyssa Zuccaro, who scored

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the Falcons’ two goals.

“Any road win in MAC play is good,” said head coach Andy Richards. “Its hard to travel to Buffalo, play in the huge football stadium, and win.”

The large stadium didn’t seem to affect the Falcons’ composure.

“We came into the game expecting to win,” Zuccaro said.

“But we need to start finishing our chances.”

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BG rugby improves to 3-0 with victory against Purdue

By Max Householder Reporter

The BG Rugby club improved to 3-0 in their regular fall schedule with a 35-12 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday.

Purdue, who was coming off a big win against Ohio State last week, could never get their offense going in this one. This was a result of the fact that Purdue likes to run a “three yards and a cloud of rucks” style offense, meaning they like to hold on to the ball for an extended period of time, controlling the clock.

This offense can be effective at times, but against a more potent offense like BG’s

WIN From Page 6 on the fourth down, DeVon McKoy and Keith Morgan hit Miami’s Erik Finklea in the backfield to force a turnover on downs.

“That’s just our defense, we’re very resilient and taught to never back down,” McKoy said. “One big play is not going to kill you, so just line up for the next play.”

The Falcons’ defense had arguably their best game of the season. They put constant pressure on Miami quarter-

NETTERS From Page 6 ahead of OU 11-6 in the third.

The Bobcats bounced back quickly with the help of four BG errors and tied that match at 19-19 en route to a 28-26 win to end the match.

Left side hitter Danielle Tonyan was a flower in the weeds for the Falcons, recording a match-high 13 kills at a .360 clip.

“Danielle was great from

SPLIT From Page 6 After the game on Friday, the team traveled to Kent State to take on the Golden Flashes on Sunday. BG fought hard against the Golden Flashes, but lost in overtime 1-0.

“It was a disappointing loss,” Richards said.

“We could’ve won but the girls are buying into what we as coaches are selling to them.”

it plays into their hands. Once the opposing team gets the ball, there is a high possibility that they break a big run, which happened a few times in the match.

The Falcons did not put together as big of an offensive performance yesterday as in previous games. However, Purdue’s lack of offense and the fact that they didn’t score their first try until late in the first half helped the Falcons gain momentum.

“I felt that we picked it up as a team from last week but we also were too individual at times,” Prop Dane Szente said. “Offensively I thought the forwards moved the ball positively and we did

not make many bad passes.

I also thought that defensively we were good at spreading out and sticking to our assignments.”

Another attribute that helped the Falcons was the long awaited return of team captain Dominic Mauer, as well as the return of wings Sam Polzin and Makonnen Rice.

“I thought that Dominic was just as effective as he always was and it was just nice to see him out there leading the charge,” Szente said.

Coach Tony Mazzarella could not be reached for comment, but his father and director of BG rugby, Roger

Mazzarella, said that the team “probably could have scored more, but had a hard time of holding onto the ball in the redzone.”

Thus, the key to the game was big plays by the offense, which included a 75-yard try by Rice and a 45-yarder by center Trent Szente. Also scoring tries for the Falcons were lock Ed Luther and fly half Max Narewski.

Team president Ben Marshall was also a key contributor in the win with three penalty kicks and three conversion kicks.

BG will play host to the Indiana Hoosiers next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the College Park rugby field.

back Zac Dysert, sacking him six times and hurrying him three more times. That pressure caused Dysert to throw two interceptions.

The Falcons had eight tackles for a loss as a team.

The six sacks were the most in a game since Oct. 30 last season against Central Michigan, where the Falcons also had six.

“We were talking about getting stops and getting off the field on third and fourth downs,” said defensive end Kevin Moore, who had five tackles and a quarterback hurry in the game. “Everyone

on the defense pretty much made plays when we needed them to.”

Heading into the second half up 20-17, the Falcons out-scored Miami 17-6 in the third and fourth quarters, led by efficient play from Schilz.

One week after throwing two interceptions and fumbling twice against Wyoming, Schilz had a strong rebound game against the RedHawks.

He completed 19-of-24 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns.

He now has 14 touchdown passes on the season, compared to only eight last year.

Kamar Jorden was once again a big part of the Falcons’ offense, catching nine of Schilz’s 19 completions for 91 yards and a score.

“The way they play defense, they double team the outside receiver most of the time, so I thought that I was going to be a decoy most of the game,” Jorden said. “As the game went on, I found myself being open a lot.”

Now sitting at 3-1, the Falcons have surpassed their 2010 win today. They get their toughest game of the season this weekend against No. 22 West Virginia.

the right side and kept us in the match offensively,” Van De Walle said.

Outside hitter Katie Post, a 2010 All-MAC selection, crippled the Falcons during the match with 9 kills on .571 hitting.

But the Falcons, with the bitter taste of defeat in their mouths, would respond Saturday night with a 25-7, 25-22, 25-20 rout over Kent State.

BG dominated the Flashes in all categories during the

match, and Tonyan turned in another gem of a performance with 12 kills on .348 hitting. Setter Laura Avila was perfect in two kill attempts to go along with two serving aces and 18 assists.

“We played very well,” Van De Walle said. “Our serving was a lot better than the night before, we had much more aggressive hitting. However, Kent’s ball control was off.

We put a lot of pressure on them at the net and they struggled.”

Even with another overtime loss, the team is still optimistic on the next matches.

“We’re disappointed that we lost,” Zuccaro said. “But we gotta move on because we are still hungry for wins.”

The Falcons’ next matches will be in Bowling Green this weekend against against arch-rival Toledo on Friday night and Ball State on Sunday.

“We don’t have the travel factor this weekend,” Richards said. “The Toledo

game is a big game and we hope to have a large crowd to support us.”

The players aren’t looking at the upcoming match against the Rockets as a different game.

“We need to have the same confidence that we have for any other team,” Zuccaro said. “We are one of the hardest working teams in the MAC.” The Falcons will take on the Rockets on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Cochrane Soccer Stadium.

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Women’s golf travels to Cleveland for third tournament of season

By Ethan Easterwood Reporter

The BG Women’s golf team w ill travel to Hinckley, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland, this Monday.

The team will compete in the Cleveland State Invitational; a tournament the Falcons have never played before. This tournament will also see the Falcons take their entire roster to compete.

Typically, the Falcons only send f ive players and the top four scores count. At this tournament, t hey w i l l ta ke the remaining roster to compete for t he indiv idua l tit le only, said Stepha nie Young, BG head coach.

Playing on a new course requires some strategy since the team will only get one practice round.

“After the practice round, we will all talk about anything important we may have noticed,” said team captain Amy Ruthenberg. “I think this is really helpful for the entire team to share their thoughts

Amy Ruthenberg Team captain leads Falcons into next match so we can all learn from each other.”

The team will get an 18-hole practice round t hen play matching 18-hole rounds both Monday and Tuesday.

This tournament features several teams that the Falcons don’t normally see. They will be the only Mid-American Conference team in attendance.

“We have had three solid days of practice and I feel confident about where we are at going into Cleveland State,” Young said. “It’s important for us to take one round at a time.”

The expectations are high for this invitational after two solid results in the Falcons’ first two tournaments.

“I think that we could definitely walk away from this tournament with a win, which is very exciting,” Ruthenberg said.

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Sky Bar has a new look this year, inside and out.

During the weeks between the summer and fall semester, Sky Bar had some renovations done to change their look.

“Every year, we try to do something new and different,” said Sky Bar owner Quincy Miller. “It’s just a way for us to keep it fresh each year.”

Before heading inside the bar, people will see some of the renovations done as the awning outside the building was redone.

Junior Jared Army said he noticed the difference of the colors outside the building from last year.

“I really didn’t go to Sky Bar much last year, but I still knew what it looked like from the outside, so I knew they must’ve made some changes over the summer, and I wanted to

check out what they did inside too,” Army said.

Inside the bar, the lounge has a new look as well as the bar itself. The mirrors, lights and colors at the bar are all new changes.

Sky Bar used to have a pool table, but now has a lounge that is more secluded with walls surrounding it.

“The couches along the wall are the best part of the changes,” Army said. “It’s cool to be able to just go and hang out at the couches. It gives the bar a real laid back vibe to it.”

The dance floor also had some renovations done.

Guests will notice the dance floor has been repainted, the lighting has some new features and the music may sound a little clearer because the sound equipment is new too.

Senior Dustin Vogelpohl said the lights above the

dance floor caught his eye when he went to Sky Bar for the first time since the beginning of the school year.

“The lighting was the first change I noticed when I walked in,” Vogelpohl said.

“It really makes the bar stand out in comparison to others.”

People who do not frequently go to Sky Bar might not have noticed the changes it made over the summer.

“I don’t know how many people know that Sky Bar made changes, so I’m not sure if it’s really helped them attract more people, but once they come and see the changes I think they’ll like it,” Vogelpohl said.

Miller thinks the renovations have changed the feel of the bar.

“I think it definitely made a difference in the bar,” Miller said. “It’s more comfortable and has a real quaint environment.”

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“We’re in the process of formalizing this communication to see what types of problems were having in the new system and offer support to the colleges,” Ogawa said. “This isn’t a crisis — it’s something we’re aware of — and we’re going to work

toward fixing it.”

The strategic planning process should be completed by spring semester, Ogawa said.

Increased activity with graduate students is a step in the right direction to help define the graduate college’s role, Sleasman said. “[Graduate students] felt pretty beat up last year, but now we’re cautiously optimistic, because we’re working with new administrators who have a much different approach,” he said. “We’re hopeful.”

LOOK AT THE STATS DOWN: The University’s decline in graduate student enrollment isn’t an uncommon trend.

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What will come next for USG concerning TARTA will depend on a few things, Ancinec said.

“It will be one of those things where we decide depending on how the senate is feeling,” Ancinec said.

The meeting will help USG to determine whether they have enough information to move forward, Ancinec said, but the senate may decide to wait to make a decision or investigate further after hearing each point of view at the meeting.

“If we’re asked to help with this and if we’re able to do it under our FTA regulations and if it’s funded, we’ll provide that service,” Atkinson said. “That’s why we’re going to the meeting, to find out from all parties what’s going on.”

The meeting is open to everyone and will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Multipurpose room.

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find out from all parties what’s going on,” Atkinson said.

Executive director of business operations at the University, Brad Leigh, will also be attending the meeting.

Leigh said the questions asked will determine what the University plans to say at the meeting.

“The goal is really to try and help clarify things surrounding this topic,” Leigh said.

The University spoke recently with TARTA officials on the topic, Leigh said.

“The intent was to gain a better understanding of TARTA’s position on this initiative,” Leigh said.

The student TARTA group posted a bulletin on their page, urging students to attend the meeting.

“IF YOU WANT TARTA SERVICE TO BGSU, be there. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. LET US VOTE !!!”

The Facebook group page stated. “The time of talking is over, the stalling is over.”

Ancinec said she invited the group’s president and

vice president to the meeting, but had not heard back from them as of Sunday night.

“I’m going,” said Amanda Milkovich, vice president of the student-led group. “I’ve put my heart and soul into this thing.”

Milkovich said she plans to give the students the opportunity to ask questions and that what she will say and present depends on what’s going on at the meeting.

“I don’t know what USG is going to ask, I don’t know what TARTA is going to say,” Milkovich said. “We’re just trying to get it through for next semester.”

Milkovich and the group she represents have a goal for the meeting.

“I want to have USG be all for it,” Milkovich said.

“They’re kind of skeptical right now ... all we have to do is persuade them to endorse us.”

USG will use the meeting, not to make a definite decision regarding TARTA or an endorsement, but to find out more information and discuss what will come next, Ancinec said.

“There will be no endorsing at this meeting,” Ancinec said.

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